Deciding when and where to establish credit is one grown-up issue that faces today's high school graduates even before they step foot on a college campus. And they may not be ready to make informed decisions, says a University of Missouri Columbia professor.
Smith prof's welcoming speech advises new students to, among other things, "Stay up all night, alone" and "Take a daily nap at 3 p.m." Also suggests keeping "a list of things you once were absolutely sure of but now have changed your mind about".
1- Data-processing systems may give us a sneak preview of what Y2K could bring on 9-9-99. 2- Adults 50-75 say they are planning to get involved in volunteerism and/or activism when they retire.
Nine middle schools and 23 high schools in 16 states re-open this fall as Talent Development Schools, adopting comprehensive school reform models developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University.
James Watson, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who discovered the structure of DNA, will kick-off Wake Forest University's science and technology theme year on Sept. 16.
The arriving class of 2003 are entering with the determination and skills that got them into Smith in the first place and are poised to take their own shots at becoming accomplished alumnae.
Physical and emotional maltreatment by teachers and administrators and the increasing use of police-like disciplinary tactics contribute to the climate of alienation in America's schools and often can lead students to commit violent acts.
Attendance at Historically Black Colleges and Universities does not negatively influence growth in openness to diversity for black students, according to a study conducted by two University of Iowa researchers.
BLS speakers discuss current issues affecting business. All lectures begin at 2 p.m. in Room 1312 of the Worrell Professional Center at Wake Forest University. The lectures are free and open to the public.
Expert advice from faculty and staff members at the University at Buffalo designed to help parents prepare for the back-to-school season and upcoming school year.
The highest-achieving children who were exposed to the Head Start program before entering elementary school are thriving academically and socially at the end of the third grade, but data from a new national study creates worries that their future success may be tempered by their luke-warm attitude toward school.
1- Kids off to college, keep on talking; 2- School violence
From charter schools to math anxiety, to quality teachers to changes in college life, here's a brief look at some of the issues that Michigan State University's faculty are currently talking about.
High school students who participate in community-based structured activities after school or on weekends tend to have better educational outcomes, including better grades.
Enrollments in Spanish courses are booming and Spanish is often a desired second major. Is there a problem here? "It's all a matter of perspective," says a Smith College professor who will host 200 academics Sept. 17 -18 for a national conversation on teaching Spanish.
WIU has been awarded $250,000 from Ameritech to extend the WIU TechKnowledgy Project to address the needs of Illinois teachers who will be required to meet the new teaching technology standards mandated for Illinois recertification.
Later this month, millions of teenagers will be heading off to college for the first time. The adjustment is difficult, and sometimes it's the parents who have the hardest time. A psychologist offers tips for parents on how to "let go."
Selecting the right early learning environment is an important step in preparing a child for elementary school, say UAB developmental psychologists and authors of a new book, "Going to School -- How to Help Your Child Succeed."
As another new school year starts, faculty members from North Carolina State University's College of Education and Psychology offer these tips on how parents can encourage love of learning and help their children have a positive, productive year.
The dean of Purdue University's School of Education says successful alternative schools are an excellent example for education reform to follow.
The nation's most progressive teachers-those using innovative methods to reach today's children by making school tasks more meaningful-are the teachers who are most likely to use the Internet in their classrooms. That's according to the first of 12 planned reports funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Education.
Computers are staples in classrooms nationwide. But does technology improve the quality of education children receive? A new book, "Will Technology Really Change Education?", examines how the computer and new technologies are being used in K-12 classrooms.
What it takes for each freshman to succeed in college cannot be purchased.
A Penn State researcher finds that larger classes are associated with better math scores among eighth graders in nine countries, but only in the U.S. do students in small classes perform slightly better in math.
1- Zapruder heirs will receive $16 million, 2- Making meetings creative, 3- Motivating in the summertime
America is in danger of losing its competitive edge, says the dean of the UAB School of Engineering.
The National Science Foundation announced Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training awards to 21 doctorate-granting institutions, totaling $54.5 million over five years.
Robert M. Gates, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has been named interim dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.
The number of undergraduate students choosing to study engineering has increased steadily over the past two years, heralding an upswing in the recent lows of engineering bachelor's degrees awarded.
President Clinton, joined by General Barry McCaffrey, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, will unveil new anti-drug advertisements on Monday, Aug. 2 at 10:15 a.m. in Presidential Hall.
A recent report documents the remarkable strides public schools are making in obtaining and replacing computer equipment.
1- science in the summertime: as cool as the pool; 2- technology brings the world to students; 3- girltech brings equity to supercomputing for teachers.
Cornell University has received a $2.2 million grant to develop a prototype digital library system that will ensure the preservation of digital documents, protect intellectual property rights and provide interoperability of distributed collections.
Far above Cayuga's waters -- really far above -- a once-obscure asteroid discovered nearly two decades ago has a new name: Cornell.
Marlboro College in Vermont announced this week that it will join 32 other small, progressive liberal arts schools in a national tour targeting ten selected cities from Boston to Seattle to collectively recruit students interested in taking roads less travelled.
Science educators at Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences hope dog-lovers can sit-and-stay by their computers for six weeks. That's how long it takes to complete a new home-study course on canine genetics via the Internet.
While no school system in America can guarantee it will never happen, violence is not an inevitable possibility waiting for the collision of circumstances. It can be reduced and contained.
1. Hey Kids, Let's Put on a Show! 2. Boot Camp for Budding Teachers
Boston University will welcome more than 4,000 freshmen in September when the Class of '03 arrives. We've captured the back-to-school season with six feature stories examining issues facing parents and their college-age children.
Johns Hopkins education researchers are available to discuss K-12 education issues including school violence and discipline, homework and parent involvement, whole school reform, "summer slide," at-risk students, special education and arts education.
Philadelphia high school students are engaging in hands-on, college-level biological research at Temple University this summer as part of an HHMI-funded program.
Colleagues in the Samford University Biology Department are going against the time-honored way of teaching biology field courses. They're keeping the specimens alive, or at least the majority of them.
Statement by Dr. Rita R. Colwell on Being Appointed to the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century.
For the second time in as many years, a unique group of 34 American liberal arts colleges is hitting the road to 10 cities across the country to collectively deliver a special message to prospective students. What they have in common, besides their size and commitment to the liberal arts, is their appearance in a 1996 book entitled "Colleges That Change Lives."
A $1.4 million grant will help three medical schools improve the formal teaching of good doctor-patient communication skills, and better incorporate this instruction into clinical work during the third and fourth years of study, when medical students interact daily with patients.
Twenty-one senior dental students from Case Western Reserve University and four other schools are providing much-needed care at the Pine Ridge, S.D., Indian Reservation.
1- a spate of films packing an offensive wallop, 2- independent filmmakers and Amazon.com marketing "indies," 3- adults with speech disabilities learning to communicate using computer technology.
1- for city girls, summertime science, 2- will boys get a kick out of the women's World Cup? 3- First Lady is testing New Yorkers
A July 12-16 symposium at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus, the first of its scope to be conducted anywhere in the world, will focus on what's right about bilingual education, bringing together internationally-renowned experts.
At Ohio University's graduate commencement on June 11 in Athens, the speaker was Martin Schwartz, Ph.D., chair of OU's Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
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